Breaking the mythical glass ceiling

Gender equality is a song sang by many people including politicians during campaigns, but has this been achieved? Society has been giving priority to the male gender but now emphasis is being made on the importance of girl child education by several organizations. Some of these organizations focus on ensuring that girls are in school by sponsoring them, providing the girl child with her basic needs while some empower the young girls.

                             Educate a boy, you educate an individual.

                             Educate a girl and you educate a community.

It is with these organizations that many girls have been able to break the glass ceiling by going to school in societies where only boys are allowed this privilege.

The government of Kenya has made effort to promote equality by reserving some seats for women in parliament. Gender bias in the society has however not hindered ladies from striving to make it high in the society. Most  of the ladies in society have managed to break the glass ceiling. We have career women, stay at home mums and successful entrepreneurs.

These ladies are great icons to the young girls as they have proved that what a man can do a woman can also do . Unequal opportunity in the corporate sector has also not hindered the African woman from attaining her goals, many have ventured into male dominated industries.

Years ago it would be considered a taboo for women to get involved in industries like the transport industries, however, ladies have gone beyond their way in ensuring that this was just but a myth and many are quite successful.

There are also different programs and awards set aside for women who are working to change the societal perspective of this gender. This is a great way to encourage and motivate young girls to think big and never to stop dreaming.

The sky is the limit.

No matter where you are from, your dreams are valid-Lupita Nyong'o

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